Goldschmidt's two homers lead D-backs over Padres
SAN DIEGO -- Paul Goldschmidt smacked two home runs and Zack Greinke continued his dominance over the San Diego Padres as the Arizona Diamondbacks prevailed 3-2 on Wednesday night.
Goldschmidt had a solo blast in the first inning and a two-run shot in the sixth as the Diamondbacks avoided the three-game sweep in winning for just the second time in six outings.
Greinke (13-7) beat the Padres for the eighth occasion in nine decisions. He worked six innings, charged with two runs, two hits and four walks (one intentional). The right-hander snapped a three-start losing streak in besting the Padres for the second time this year. Greinke ran his record to 4-1 at Petco Park as he limited the Padres to two runs or fewer for the 15th outing in his 16 career starts.
In the eighth, Alex Dickerson hit a two-out double to right-center and Daniel Hudson replaced Edwin Escobar. Pinch-hitter Hector Sanchez lined softly to Chris Owings to quell the rally.
Hudson recorded the final four outs for his fourth save of the season.
The Padres got the tying run aboard in the seventh off reliever Randall Delgado when Derek Norris poked a one-out double down the left-field line. But Delgado struck out Carlos Asuaje in his first major league at-bat.
Escobar entered and after Hunter Renfroe was walked intentionally, Jon Jay grounded into a force out.
Luis Perdomo (8-10) fared well, but all he got for it was a defeat. Perdomo, who lost for the third time in four starts, worked seven innings and allowed three runs on five hits. He struck out two but that couldn't eclipse the pair of home runs he surrendered to Goldschmidt.
Greinke, who struggled with his command, walked Derek Norris in the fourth with two outs. But Norris and Alex Dickerson, on second via a single, were stranded when Perdomo went down looking.
Myers pushed the Padres ahead 2-1 with his third-inning homer. Myers' career-high 27th home run followed a walk to Jon Jay.
Greinke elevated a slow curveball to Myers and he pounded it 423 feet over the left-center field fence for a season franchise-record 17th homer at Petco Park.
The Diamondbacks took a 1-0 lead when Goldschmidt turned on Perdomo's 95 mph fastball in the first inning, smacking his 22nd homer of the season and second in two games. It was Goldschmidt's 500th career RBI.
NOTES: The Padres called up four of their top position prospects at the conclusion of Triple-A El Paso's season: C Austin Hedges, INF Carlos Asuaje and OFs Hunter Renfroe and Manuel Margot. ... San Diego also promoted LHPs Buddy Baumann and Jose Torres from El Paso. OF Patrick Kivlehan and INF Nick Noonan were designated for assignment to clear spots on the 40-man roster. Both had brief stints with the Padres in August. ... Arizona OF A.J. Pollock remains out with a groin injury he sustained Sept. 9. There is no timetable for his return.